Draining-table for sinks.



H. E. M. K.'NSIT.

DPAINING TABLE lOR SINKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16,1912.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

IN VENTDR H.E.M.KENSIT B Y M4 ATr'Y 1'1. E. M. KENSIT.

DRAINING TABLE FOB. SINKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAB..16,19 12.

Patented Dec. 10, 19;.2.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

HENRY EDWARD MORDAUNT KENSIT, OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

DRAINING-TABLE ron SINKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application'filed March 16, 1912. Serial No. 684,167.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, HENRY EDWARD MOR- DAUNT KENsIT, of the city of Ottawa, Province of Ontario, Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draining-Tables for Sinks, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to draining tables for sinks and the objects of my invention are to provide a folding draining table that does not require attachment to either wall or floor, toprovide means for giving any desired inclination to the table and to provide means for detachably securing the table to the sinks of all standard types such as the roll rim, flat rim, apron type and lead sink. I

Further objects are to provide a support for said table that isVertically adjustable to accommodate sinks of any height and capable of swinging in any direction whatever to avoid pipesor obstructions under the sink when the table is in folded position, to provide attaching means for the table that are adapted to fit sinks of all types and which can be spaced at any distance apart on the rim of the sink, all of which will be hereinafter described in the accompanying drawings and specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved folding table in use. Fig. 2 'is a side view of the same folded down. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same in use. Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective view of my device in use. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank or strip from which the attaching hooks are bent. Fig. 6. is a perspective view of the swivel joint for the support. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of the said swivel joint. Fig.8 is a sectional view of the attaching member fitted to a sink of the flat rim type. Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the same fitted to a sink of the apron rim type. Fig. 10 is a sectional view of my improved attaching member modified to fit the hand, made lead sink.

Fig. 11 is a section of an alternative form of draining board.

Referring to the drawings, A represents my improved draining table which is secured C, and may or may not be provided with a plurality of draining grooves 10 along whlch the water may drain to the sink, or

the board may be so formed that the bottom slopes from both sides toward the horizontal center lines, as shown in Fig. 11.

According to my invention the attaching member C consists of a single strip of resilient metal, provided with a short and two long fingers, the purposes of which are herelnafter described. The short finger of the strip is bent upon itself to form the eye, or hinge element 11 while one long finger still retaining the resiliency of the initial blank or strip, is bent downwardly to form a suitable outside element 12, the extremity 13 thereof being bent back upon the finger itself to form a double support for the cap screw 14, which operates therethrough. To enable the said attaching member C to accommodate any style of sink, especially the apron type (see Fig. 9) the outside element 12 is bent outwardly to form a slightly recessed portion 15, which from inspection of Fig. 9, obviously enables the attaching member C to be fitted to a sink provided with the enlarged lip or downwardly projecting apron 16. The left hand end of the resilient strip or blank is likewise bent downwardly, forming the inside element 17 of the attaching member which fits the inner surface of the sink B, and because of its resilient nature operates with the outside element '12, and screw 14 to form a thoroughly secure attaching member which may be readily detached or adjusted to any size of sink whatever. It may also be stated that the attaching member C isprovided with a straight portion 18 which is of such dimension and contour that it is capable of fitting snugly over the lip 19 of the sink, as shown especially in Figs. 4, 8 and 9. The remaining hinge element comprises a hinge rod 20 which operates in the eyes 11 of the attachin member C- and is of such a length that it will accommodate sinks of maximum breadths where it is necessary to place the attaching member C at a greater distance apart along the lip of the sink. In' order that the said rod may be adaptable to any width of sink, the said rod is provided at each end with a row of adjusting holes 21 and a split pin 22. The attaching members 0 having been secured to the sink as far apart as the width of sink allows and the table A placed in position, the said rod is inserted so as to form the pivot of the hinge and pushed as far as possible toward the wall so as not to project in front. The split pins 22 are then inserted in each end of the rod as close to the attaching members C as possible, the row of holes at each end of the rod giving any desired longitudinal adjustment. It will be understood that the rod' is made of sufiicient length for the widest sink, so that when the attachment is applied to narrow sinks there will be more or less spare length of rod which might project beyond the front of the. sink. The provision of rows of holes and split pins at either end of the rod, not only permits of the proper spacing of the attaching members but also permits of the rod being longitudlnally adjusted to the end that so much as possible of the spare length thereof may project toward the wall instead of in front of the sink.

The table A is pivotally secured to the rod 20, and although any means might be employed for accomplishing this yet I prefer to use the bearing members 23, which are secured to the bottom of the table, and per mit the same to swing freely in a downward direction.

As it isnecessary to maintain the tablein its elevated position, I employ, preferably a leg D which is adjustable in length, and

is pivotally attached to the underside of the table by two lugs 27, which lugs are free to rotate so that the leg can be turned to point in any direction when beingfolded down as hereinafter described. Although any kind of universal joint might be used for this latter purpose I preferably employ a circular friction plate 24 secured to the underside of the table A and provided with an annular spacing member 25, which thus forms with the plate 24 a circular recess v26 in which the securing member of-the hinge rotates. Said securing member preferably consists of two lugs 27 suitably spaced apart provided with flanges 28 which extend in the recess 26 and are held movably therein by the surface plate 29 which is provided with a central aperture 30 adapted to permit the full rotation of the lugs 27. The leg D is constructed of two portions, the upper portion 31 of which is provided with a flattened tongue 32 which extends between the lugs 27 and is adapted to be pivotally secured therein by a suitable pivoting bolt 33. Thus it is evident that the leg D is free to rotate about a vertical axis and is likewise capable of swinging in a vertical'plane, that is the leg is adapted to swing in any direction whatever.

The lower part of the leg 34 is secured to the upper portion by a threaded sleeve 35, the extremities of the leg portions 31 and 34 being 0 positely threaded so that by the rotation o, the sleeve 35.the length of the In order to maintain the leg D 111 tion a light chain 37 is employed, theupper end of said chain being attached to a ring in the extremity of the clamp 13, and the lower end being secured at any desired point to a hook attached to the lose ring 39 on the leg D.

posi- In Fig. 10 a modified formv of my device f is shown, the construction of the attaching member being slightly altered to suit sinks of the lead lined hand made variety and in this case the strip is .bent to form two resilient clamp members 41 and 42 running substantially parallel to each other and provided with a comparatively small cap screw 43.

Thus it will be seen that I have invented a table for sinks, tubs and the like which is adapted to be conveniently collapsed, and a leg for the same which is vertically adjustable so that it is capable of accommodating a sink table of any height from the ground, and further that said leg because of the universal nature of the joint is capable of beingswung to any side in order to avoid any obstruction under the sink, such as a waste pipe extended through the floor or a supporting pillar under the sink. Also it is evident that my improved attaching member may befitted to sinks of all sizes and designs and that said attaching member may be disconnected at a moments notice.

At the first inspection of the device it might appear that the weight of the table would tend to force the clamp member '12 inwardly and cause the binding member 17 to creep up and loosen its hold on the sink,

but from closer examination or actual test of the action of the device it w1ll be seen that any movement of the member 17 is resisted because it requires that itbe followed by the screw 14 which would therefore have to penetrate the solid iron of the sink in order to allow the member 17 to be made of compressed wood fiber or of hardv vulcanized fiber, either built up with attached rim slats or formed or stamped all in one piece; or it may be of any other suitable material and either with, or without, the usual surface grooves to conduct the water to the sink, or formed so that both sides slope downward toward the longitudinal center line.

It will be seen that the invention described in the foregoing specification is one which is designed and adaptable for universal use either with new sinks or those already installed, and provides a folding draining table which requires no attachment to the floor or wall, that is furnished with one size of adjustable and interchangeable metal fitting which suits any height, width or type of sink and any width or length of draining board without change and is fit-tec with a folding leg that can be swiveled so as to clear any obstruction under the sink. The design is particularly advantageous in that it requires no attachment to either floor or wall, is furnished with adjustable fittings to suit any standard or usual height or width of sink or any width or length of draining board, requires only one size and pattern of metal fittings for any size of sink or draining board, and can be attached or detached instantly by simply turning the two setscrews which form a part of theattaching members.- It can be applied without change to either end of any sink. It will be apparent further that this improved draining table may, on account of its adjustability for any height or type of sink be used for other purposes in addition to that of draining dishes, for instance with laundry trays for washing clothes or with slop sinks when cleansing other articles.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An attachment for sinks and the like, comprising a table, means for detachably pivoting the table to the sink, a collapsible support pivoted to the table adapted to swing at any angle whatever, and thereby avoid obstructions under the sink when the table is in collapsed position.

2. An attachment for sinks and the like, comprising a table, means for collapsibly supporting the same, attaching members adapted to fasten detachably on the sink at any required distance apart to accommodate sinks of different widths and means for pivotally securing the table to the attaching members.

3. An attachment for sinks and the like, comprising 'a table, attaching means therefor having integral members adapted to extend on the inside and outside of the sink, and integral eye members, a rod adapted to for having integral members adapted to ex- I tend on the inside and outside surfaces of the sink and integral eye members, cap screws adapted to extend from the attaching members to the sink, a rod provided with a row of adjustment holes adapted to operate in said eye members, pins adapted to hold the rod in the eye members and hinge members adapted to secure the rod to the table.

5. In a draining table, an improved attaching member having two spring elements, one bent to conform to the inside of the sink and the other extending substantially parallel therewith on the exterior side of the sink, the whole attaching member being held immovably in place by means of a cap screw passing through the exterior member and resting firmly against the side of the sink.

6. In a drainingtable, an improved attaching member formed from a single blank of metal having two parallel binding elements adapted to extend on opposite sides of the sink, and a short finger bent to form an eye for a pivoting rod at the center and means for securing the whole by means of a screw passing through the exterior of the two parallel elements.

7. An attachment for sinks and the like comprising a pair of attaching members adapted to be attached to a sink, a pivot rod extending through the members and supported thereby, being longitudinally adjustable therein, means connecting the rod with the table and a leg for the table.

8. An attachment for sinks and the-like, comprising a table, attaching means therefor having integral members adapted to extend 0n the inside and outside of the sink, and integral eye members, adjustable means passing through one of said integral members and engaging the sink, and a rod adapted to extend in said eye members and bearing members adapted to secure the rod to the table.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY EDWARD MORDAUNT KENSIT.

Witnesses:

RUssEL B. SMART, GEORGE PATRICK. 

